Wordless Wednesday: Our First Hanukkah

My daughter and her best friend, who happens to be Jewish, have been having discussions about religion for several months. All of this culminated in my daughter asking if we could celebrate Hanukkah this year. We are a Christian family so we compromised and decided to try out different aspects of the Hanukkah celebration. Tonight was Project Latke. So far, our first Hanukkah is delicious.

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Amy that is awesome! My husband is Jewish and I always wonder why more Jewish holidays are not explored and celebrated since they are rooted in the Old Testament. We love celebrating being a light in this world both for Hanukkah and Christmas.

Our issue is that while it would make complete sense to hold a full Passover feast as a Christian family, the story of the Maccabees took place outside of the Bible entirely, so we have to keep it more of a history lesson in our house than a religious celebration. With that said, bring on the food

Good for you! I think it’s great you celebrated something new. We’re a Jewish family but always take part in Christmas celebrations as well. I think it’s important not to shut anyone and their religion out. And yeah, fried potatoes, how can you go wrong with that?!

Food is such a great way to explore other cultures! My family is Jewish, and while there is no way I would let my kids get a Christmas tree or stockings to decorate our apartment, I’, all over the eggnog and Christmas cookies Food really is the great equalizer, isn’t it?